Preachers Hefe Wheat: It is a Belgian style hazy (cloudy) beer, bright gold in colour with a soft texture, banana and clove aromas, a smooth creamy white head and a refreshingly tart finish. Due to popular demand our master brewers have developed a beer concentrate in the style of the famous COOPERS ORIGINAL PALE ALE which is considered an Australian masterpiece. The action of drinking from the bottle serves to distribute the sediment anyway without shaking one's beer up. Thomas started recording his brews in 1862, and by the late 1860s he was employing one man, and his teenage son William. The Coopers board of directors was increased from four to five, with SA Brewing's "D" shares having the right to elect the fifth director.

In addition to those who served as partners and/or directors, many other family members have worked in the brewery.

a b Cameron Pearce, the husband of one of Max's daughters, became a director on 31 January 2002 when Max retired from the board.

At an Extraordinary General Meeting in 2005, the third tier rights were removed from the constitution.

The South Australian economic depression of the 1880s and 1890s suppressed demand, and for the next 10 years, production was level at around 30,000 gallons per year. Glenn Cooper AM, [65] is chairman of the company and a fifth-generation family member from the "A" side of the family.